Child labour

? The child is the father of man ?, said William Wordsworth .

Children are imparted noble values and virtues , so that they grow up to be good and responsible citizens of the country . By making children work in this tender age , we are not only destroying their tender age , we are not only destroying their future , but also playing with the destiny of the country . It is indeed unfortunate . To find children being forced to work , to eke cut a living . Thus , the hands that should be used for study or play , are used for hard manual work . It is indeed a pity to see them toil and shoulder responsibilities , which are far more than their tender shoulders can bear . It is thus a childhood wasted , which but comes once in their lives .

They are weak and undemaning , making them suspectible to exploitation . It is normal to find them working in the agriculture sector and in the small factories , making fireworks and chemicals . They often risk their lives , just to keep their body and soul together . So , tragic is their condition, that in the prime time of youth , they are but a physical and mental wreck . Youth seems to have bypassed them altogether.

There are many countless personalities like The Chota Ranjan?s , The Dawood Ibrahims who bear testimony to what deprivation of childhood can bring about . Thus instead of growing up to be law- abiding citizens , they become a threat to society .

The Government has banned child labour , making it offence under law . No child labour can work , unless the government provide with food , shelter and education to them for their welfare of their life